Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

This report is a review of work published in various journals on the topics of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) between 2005 and 28 May, 2010. A total of 154 articles from 49 journals were reviewed. This report intends to serve two goals. First, it will be useful to researchers who are interested in understanding and following the recent trends in the area of ERP. Finally, this report will be useful to both researchers and businesses or industries; because it seeks to highlight the current unanswered but justified research and development (R&D) questions raised in research papers for research and/or development needs. The report is summarized to identify key references in the form of literature reviews; thus, identifying key journals and other key forums such as conferences and societies in the field of ERP. The summary will also identify most cited authors by using a sample statistical report from Harzing’s Publish or Perish software. This report will also seek to address the issues and trends, including future trends of the ERP System Life Cycle (SLC) into six major and sub phases. Index Terms Enterprise Resource Planning; ERP Trends and Perspective; Journal Articles survey.